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Though Connecticut’s massive pension debt dominates the headlines, its tab for school construction, transportation work and other bonded initiatives also ranks among the heaviest burdens in the nation.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Jean Haddock of Louisburg, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The shrinking margins for Vice President Kamala Harris in Connecticut cities was a jolt to an otherwise thriving state Democratic Party that now has struggled in successive gubernatorial and presidential elections to engage and turn out urban voters, a worrying sign as the party turns to the 2026 gubernatorial cycle.

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main crossing into the Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys.

Forecasters warned that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage.

La Autoridad de Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Connecticut (CHFA, por sus siglas en inglés) lanzará el programa Smart Rate, que reducirá las tasas de interés hipotecarias emitidas por la CHFA por aproximadamente 1%. La tasa de interés típica de una hipoteca CHFA ronda el 6.5%. La CHFA quiere ayudar los que tienen préstamos estudiantiles.

At its first rally, "Republicans for Harris" encouraged fellow conservatives to vote for Democrats over former President Donald Trump. The Trump team responded, calling Harris "dangerously liberal."

Even though a new constitutional amendment is in effect in Missouri, a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis can't provide abortions. They are waiting for a judge to end Missouri's ban.

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The documentary Daughters, the show Dexter, and Doechii's album Alligator Bites Never Heal.